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Johnson County Authorities Search for Suspect In Burglary

Times Record Staff

Johnson County authorities are searching for a man wanted in connection with a burglary.

Cody Daniel Rusher, 25, of Ozark has been named as the suspect Lt. Eddie Richards of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office prevented from burglarizing a Stillwell Road residence, according to a news release issued by a Sheriff’s Office official.

Richards was on radar traffic duty when a resident notified authorities to the presence of a suspicious subject riding a dark-colored motorcycle up and down the road before parking at a residence, according to the news release.

Richards found the motorcycle outside the residence and discovered the suspect, later identified as Rusher, placing items in a saddlebag on the motorcycle, the news release states.

“Richards ordered him to turn the motorcycle off and the suspect stated he couldn’t go back to jail,” the news release states. “When the suspect pulled the clutch and put the motorcycle in gear, Richards tackled the suspect and the motorcycle to the ground.”

During a struggle, Richards used defensive spray on the man; however, the suspect broke away and fled on foot, the news release states.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Rusher, who is on parole, is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (479) 754-2200.